This is Rendschmidt's fourth gold medal at the Olympics, three of which he won in the four-man kayak. He also carried the German flag together with triathlete Laura Lindemann at the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in the Stade de France.

"I would like to congratulate Lasse Lührs and Max Rendschmidt on behalf of the City of Bonn and also personally on these fantastic achievements! And I would like to thank them both for representing Bonn so successfully at this major international competition, wishing them a safe trip home," said Mayor Katja Dörner.